Step 1: Locate device

We were notified when we signed the contract that there was a device present somewhere on the car. They said it was hidden and we would never find it.
I located the device using several key facts:
The device needs a clear shot to the sky to receive the GPS signal.
The device needs clear shot to receive and broadcast its status signal (through GSM)
The device works by interrupting the starter signal. (Therefor located near the ignition)
Humans are lazy and complacent.

Gain access to the underside of your dash and look for anything out of place. Look for new wiring, new electrical tape, wires that are "thicker" than thin stock wires" and wires that go off to the roof of the car. You are looking for a plastic device thats about the size of a deck of cards with two wires running into the ignition wires.
Don't be afraid to remove electrical tape and zip ties, but be careful not to break or cut the thin wires that belong to your car.

Be careful if following these online instructions. We get calls all the time from people using them and tuen their vehicle fails to start. Dealers are also hooking them up to disable other components when tampered with. Be careful!

We just had to do this because it shorted out and they told us it wasn't their stuff that was the problem. But after 4 days of buying parts and wasting time, we located their device blinking under the dash and disconnected it, the vehicle started fine.

I have a 2006 VW Toureg, the dealership installed the device when I bought it. Some guy named Junior, came and installed it on the lot. It took him over an hour to install. Does anyone know how to remove this thing?

maybe it depends, i would either; 1 take the cable just off the starter wire and deal with them tracking it, 2remove it and destroy it and also claim that you didnt know what it was, 3 remove it and put it on an old beater car you dont own.

if your worried id recomend just disconnecting it from the starter wire

I have an 07 Nissan altima, I couldn't find the device under the dash, but I remember the guy having the dash disassembled, I also saw him under the hood, I found under the fuse box that the Red wire and Black wire were cut and taped to other wires, I connected them back together, and bang! Car cranks up. Called the company to make a payment but the person under my account was out for a couple of days, I probably should have waited but I have to get to work, plus I was only 4 days late.

I had one in my 07 titan got into a wreck [not my fault ]hit back of my truck drove it home next day driving hit pot hole went into store came out truck wont start called the company towed it to shop financer said I had to pay to get fixed I said your after market junk u pay they said no who should have to pay I ended up paying $250 they paid $250 cause a wire fell off

Once you own the title, the whole sheebang is YOURS to do with what you will :-)

So... I wonder what the 'plan' on that sim card is. Nice that you now KNOW the chip... should aid in reverse engineering the code for your own nefarious uses. I'm going to do an educated guess, and say that 10 oin connector thingie is a jtag connector. When it's cracked, might make a nice "track the kids driving habits" device. Or even "crooks stole my car, and THIS is where it is" for police recovery.

i dont have an unlocked cellphone to test the sim card, but i did put it in my phone to mess around with it and the phone started to have problems staying on. Crooks know about these devices so it wont stop a hard time criminal but it will catch the high school kid who is stealing cars during lunch. The device itself is not a bad idea, the company that made it says you can put up a GPS fence and it will alert you when the car is outside its area. Its a really simple concept. A homemade device can be more discretely hidden, use real automotive wiring so it will blend in with the ignition wires, hook up to the power door lock relays and you can have your own police bait car. Or if you lock your keys out or something.

I have retrieved one of these from a bmw in a near by pullapart. It appears to have nearly the exact same chip as my arduino mega 2560 only difference is this one is 8 bit. Im curious as to what you ended up doing with yours. Im currently researching information to use this device for a project. Imetrik doesnt have alot of info on the complete device for understandable reasons but i was able to find data sheets on the 3 main chips in the device. Im glad to see im not the only one that wants to hack this think : ) ... If your interested im starting a thread on reverse engineering it. I hope to here from you.

Get a electrical radio noise generator that operates around 1.45Ghz and is a part 15 device (and thus legal) mount the device next to the GPS antenna with a couple of suction cups. Now the unit has no valid GPS information and thus no information on your movement or location and the micro processor refuses remote disable signals because of possible danger to traffic.

I paid for the device. It's my property. I can do as I please. The had me to pay 500.00 to install it.this was mandatory. This device does not belong to the company. I paid for it up front. Can they hold me responsible.

Is there any way to just disable the super load beeping to let you know that you are a day late? I got a payment extension until the 10th but I hate hearing that LOUD beep that lasts like 1 minute every time I start my car. Is there a way to just disable the beep without removing the entire system?

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